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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Natalie Marcin (story)
Isobel Lennart (screenplay)
Release Date:
13 August 1945 (Brazil) more
Tagline:
On waves of song . . . laughter and romance ! Two love-lost sailors on a four-day leave of fun and frivolity ! more
Plot:
Two sailors, one naive, the other experienced in the ways of the world, on liberty in Los Angeles, is the setting for this movie musical. more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Spacey To Return Oscar That Belonged To Composer
(From WENN. 14 September 2001)
User Comments:
Musical comedy at its best more (41 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Frank Sinatra | ... | Clarence Doolittle |
 | Kathryn Grayson | ... | Susan Abbott |
 | Gene Kelly | ... | Joseph Brady |
| José Iturbi | ... | Himself |
| Dean Stockwell | ... | Donald Martin - Child runaway |
| Pamela Britton | ... | Waitress from Brooklyn |
| Rags Ragland | ... | Cop in charge of runaway Donald (as 'Rags' Ragland) |
| Billy Gilbert | ... | Cafe Manager |
| Henry O'Neill | ... | Adm. Hammond - pinning on medals |
| Carlos Ramírez | ... | Carlos |
| Edgar Kennedy | ... | Chief of police station |
| Grady Sutton | ... | Bertram Kraler - Susan's beau |
| Leon Ames | ... | Admiral's aide reads citation for medals |
| Sharon McManus | ... | Little Mexican Girl |
| James Flavin | ... | Radio Cop |
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Runtime:
143 min | USA:140 min (DVD version)
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl
Filming Locations:
Hollywood Bowl - 2301 N. Highland Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Trivia:
This was the first film project for Pamela Britton. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the sailors take Donald home, he states that the door is locked. However the policeman exits via the locked door. Also, Aunt Suzy comes home to an unlocked door. more
Quotes:
Clarence Doolittle, Joseph Brady: [sings] What a dish, what a dream, what a dame! And she lives alone. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Family Guy: Road to Rupert (#5.9)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
If You Knew Susie more
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Everything a musical comedy should be. Gene Kelly (as Joe Brady) doesn't miss a step, and Frank Sinatra (as Clarence Doolittle) doesn't miss a note. Scenes with them together are very good, showing how much talent can add to a somewhat uneven plot. Sinatra's "I Fall in Love Too Easily" is an indication of his then and future best. Kelly's "Mexican Hat Dance" with a young Mexican girl is delightful. Kelly certainly earned his nomination as Best Actor. And there is a bushel of truly funny lines, like: "You think the navy takes dopes?"; "You think anybody sings a sailor to sleep?"; and, "We got in a little trouble, we picked up a little kid." A thoroughly enjoyable movie, just the thing for shaking off the dust of a recently concluded World War II.